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eventually morsi's motorcade was seen leaving the palace. then the police slowly left the area as well, leaving it to a lot of baffled protesters, wondering what to do. many of them went home at that point. maria, the opposition calmed this protest a last warning. it may give them a shot in the arm. they did look good tonight and looked like they had strength. today, several newspapers and tv stations joined in a general temporary strike as well. this isn't over yet. back to you. >> thank you very much, jim. we'll be checking back with you on latest developments out of cairo. >>> meanwhile, up next, natural disasters are one thing, but man made ones? allstate ceo sits down with me next for an interview you'll only see on this network. see what he thinks about the fiscal cliff. >>> later on in the program, with the rush to sell high-end homes to take advantage of this year's lower tax rates, is it a good time now to snap them up? our wealth editor robert frank. plus, our real estate correspondent will tell you what you need to know back half
eventually morsi's motorcade was seen leaving the palace. then the police slowly left the area as well, leaving it to a lot of baffled protesters, wondering what to do. many of them went home at that point. maria, the opposition calmed this protest a last warning. it may give them a shot in the arm. they did look good tonight and looked like they had strength. today, several newspapers and tv stations joined in a general temporary strike as well. this isn't over yet. back to you. >> thank...
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morsi is trying to suggest that he's still in charge. now he's come back to work this morning as if nothing has happened overnight. >> how peaceful is it, jim in what's it like? >> i'm sorry, i missed that. >> how peaceful are the protests? >> reporter: they are. the protests have been very peaceful. last night's was no exception. there was one moment where there was a bit of pandemonium when the police tried to push the protesters back and fired tear gas. that created a chaotic situation where a number of protesters ran and managed to penetrate the police lines. but otherwise, it's remained very peaceful. it's remained very festive. and last night's protests will certainly be a shot in the arm for this opposition, who i've got to say, the spirits and numbers have seemed to be flagging recently. you know, ross, the movement remains divided. it doesn't really know what it wants to do next, whether it should go with the referendum and push for a no vote. which would probably lose. or simply boycott the whole thing and risk becoming irrelev
morsi is trying to suggest that he's still in charge. now he's come back to work this morning as if nothing has happened overnight. >> how peaceful is it, jim in what's it like? >> i'm sorry, i missed that. >> how peaceful are the protests? >> reporter: they are. the protests have been very peaceful. last night's was no exception. there was one moment where there was a bit of pandemonium when the police tried to push the protesters back and fired tear gas. that created a...
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morsi has said this was necessary to speed up constitutional process. he may well have been right in saying that, but the draconian nature of the decree certainly wasn't perceived by his opponents has really set this up. so therefore the situation has escalated to the point where opposition elements are now viewing the judiciary as really kind of the last bastion of not the old regime, but the last bastion. >> seen as an attempt to implement islamic agenda? >> it may well be the start of that. the language if you look at the constitution is not explicit, though i think there are concerns about how that will be interpreted. i think some of the lapse has been loosened at bit. there are new instances that mf-the perception is that some of the protections in the language have been taken away leaving it open to a greater degree of interpretation by the brotherhood and by morsi. >> as you say, very difficult to predict what will happen. morsi a democratly elected president, but the opposition saying his legitimacy being eroded. >> the referendum as you say 15
morsi has said this was necessary to speed up constitutional process. he may well have been right in saying that, but the draconian nature of the decree certainly wasn't perceived by his opponents has really set this up. so therefore the situation has escalated to the point where opposition elements are now viewing the judiciary as really kind of the last bastion of not the old regime, but the last bastion. >> seen as an attempt to implement islamic agenda? >> it may well be the...
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morsi's going to be a bad guy, is he not, marc? we'll have to contend with somebody -- >> larry, are you surprised? are you shocked? should anyone be shocked that the muslim brotherhood is after almost 60 years of waiting in the wings trying to finally seize power, trying to use the leverage of power, has bought off the army by candy-coating constitutional provisions to create a military state within a state? i'm not surprised at all. >> if he loses the referendum -- he's got a referendum. he says he's going to allow the referendum on december 15th. if he loses that referendum which ain't all that great for the constitution, but if he loses it, do you think he'll overturn it and just hold on to power as a dictator? >> i don't think in the end he's going to lose it because in the end, the muslim brotherhood has the ground game and control in egypt. but let's assume that he loses it. the fact is they'll come up with yet another ploy to overthrow that decision until they ultimately get the constitution they want that imposes sharia la
morsi's going to be a bad guy, is he not, marc? we'll have to contend with somebody -- >> larry, are you surprised? are you shocked? should anyone be shocked that the muslim brotherhood is after almost 60 years of waiting in the wings trying to finally seize power, trying to use the leverage of power, has bought off the army by candy-coating constitutional provisions to create a military state within a state? i'm not surprised at all. >> if he loses the referendum -- he's got a...
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later in the day, president morsi is scheduled to address the nation. we're not sure what he's going to say, but this is a president that's under tremendous pressure to calm things down and unite this country, that at this point, is divided. based on what the opposition is saying, based on what their position is, anything short of the president saying that he's going to annul this constitution, this draft constitution, and start the process over, anything short of that, is not going to satisfy the opposition. opposition leaders came out and made that demand yesterday. in the meantime, opposition factions applying the pressure on the president. last night, of course, you had these ugly clashes. more than 400 people injured in front of the palace, where you had literally a brawl between these two sides. the supporters of the president, the muslim brotherhood, the islamists, and on the other side, the opposition factions. the liberals, the moderates. in many ways, this is a fight for egypt's identity. both sides want their vision to be the future of egypt
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what the morsi crowd wants to do, and you had morsi's national security adviser on your show last night, wolf. what they hope to do is to have a fair vote in a few weeks, have a new constitution, which they claim represents egypt broadly, and then repeal this decree and elect a new parliament and move along with a democracy. sounds good except that a whole bunch of people feel disenfranchised by the way they're doing it. >> you talk about ha dad. he was on the show, a national security adviser to morsi. you met with him. you know him. particularly, he sounds pretty reasonable. then when i asked him about the $1.3 billion a year in military aid the u.s. provides egypt, hundreds of millions of dollars in economic assistance the u.s. provides egypt, he said this. listen. >> i think u.s. assistance to egypt is more important for united states more than it is important for egypt. >> he thinks it's more important for the u.s. to give $1.5 billion a year, and it's better for the u.s. than it is for egypt even though egypt is the recipient. you understand that kind of logic? >> i think foreign
what the morsi crowd wants to do, and you had morsi's national security adviser on your show last night, wolf. what they hope to do is to have a fair vote in a few weeks, have a new constitution, which they claim represents egypt broadly, and then repeal this decree and elect a new parliament and move along with a democracy. sounds good except that a whole bunch of people feel disenfranchised by the way they're doing it. >> you talk about ha dad. he was on the show, a national security...
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this was following a speech by the president mohamed morsi, and tonight president obama spoke with morsi on the phone expressing his concerns about how violent the protests are. i asked why morsi's speech failed to calm anyone down. >> erin, egypt and much of the world anxiously waited to see if president morsi's speech would fas fi the two sides in this conflict and win over the opposition. based on on the reaction it did not. the president seemingly tried to do several things with the speech. he called for all political factions to get together and talk it out this saturday. he called for calm and issued a stern warning to protestors to stop the violence. he did not back down from his key position, that is, this controversial draft constitution will be voted on on december 15th, and the controversial decree that gave him additional powers he did not reverse them. he said that will only happen after the referendum. immediately after his speech, opponents of the president called for his ouster outside the palace. one of the muslim brotherhood offices was torched in cairo, signs that the
this was following a speech by the president mohamed morsi, and tonight president obama spoke with morsi on the phone expressing his concerns about how violent the protests are. i asked why morsi's speech failed to calm anyone down. >> erin, egypt and much of the world anxiously waited to see if president morsi's speech would fas fi the two sides in this conflict and win over the opposition. based on on the reaction it did not. the president seemingly tried to do several things with the...
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so morsi -- but morsi is adamant these people -- that are in the streets against him are to the from the revolution. they're of the old regime. this is what he said about them. >> translator: the blood that was shed during the incident in the past two days, and those who have supplied arms and money d and -- are now being called to the -- will be held to account. >> definitely president morsi taking a hard line against the people he sees as instigating the violence. >> one last question for you, ian. that is that the people get to vote on this draft constitution. why not wait for the outcome of that? >> the protesters -- the people are saying it doesn't ensure once this happens that president morsi would actually go through with it. they don't trust him. that's what it comes down to. the protesters in the street, they say they don't trust the president. that things will move forward, if it does go through. >> >>> angelina jolie meets with syrian refugees who just completed the dangerous crossing into jordan. jolie listened to stories of families life without electricity, food, water,
so morsi -- but morsi is adamant these people -- that are in the streets against him are to the from the revolution. they're of the old regime. this is what he said about them. >> translator: the blood that was shed during the incident in the past two days, and those who have supplied arms and money d and -- are now being called to the -- will be held to account. >> definitely president morsi taking a hard line against the people he sees as instigating the violence. >> one...
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and the anti-morsi protesters away from each other. last flight we saw thousands of pro-morsi supporters camp outside of the presidential palace, that is after they went there and removed, by force, the anti-morsi protesters. but now we have a small -- protests are planned for today against morsi and their plan to defe descend, again, on the presidential palace. >> a direct constitution has been approved and egyptians are scheduled to vote on it next week. is there something in this proposal that has protesters so angry? >> reporter: well, a lot of protesters are angry at the quickness that this draft constitution was first put forward. it was really rushed through. in a 48-hour time period we saw that. that was in response to president morsi's constitutional decrees. he said once a constitution is approved, the powers that he took, he would no longer have those. they were eager to rush through the constitutional draft but a lot of the people here, moderates, liberals, christians, say that they don't protect the right of the minorities
and the anti-morsi protesters away from each other. last flight we saw thousands of pro-morsi supporters camp outside of the presidential palace, that is after they went there and removed, by force, the anti-morsi protesters. but now we have a small -- protests are planned for today against morsi and their plan to defe descend, again, on the presidential palace. >> a direct constitution has been approved and egyptians are scheduled to vote on it next week. is there something in this...
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president morsi locked in an incredibly tense stand-off. let's set the scene for you. that's the presidential palace over there. this is the main road that runs in front of the palace. these are some old train tracks that have divided this road on this side you have opponents of the president chanting anti-president, anti-government slogans. on that side, have you supporters. of the president. and in between you have scores of police officers. standing by doing their best to keep the calm. all right, we just had to make a run for it, because the clashes started to take place between supporters of the president and opponents. all of a sudden, rocks started flying. and there was a charge from one side. a lot of people running away, lots of crime. there they go again. we're seeing police moving in. >> this is one of the streets where there was heavy clashes between supporters of the president and the opponents. and police pulled up. three truck roads of police officers, let's go down there. >> they set up a barricade here, now you have support
president morsi locked in an incredibly tense stand-off. let's set the scene for you. that's the presidential palace over there. this is the main road that runs in front of the palace. these are some old train tracks that have divided this road on this side you have opponents of the president chanting anti-president, anti-government slogans. on that side, have you supporters. of the president. and in between you have scores of police officers. standing by doing their best to keep the calm. all...
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i think this was a bad sign for morsi. but i wouldn't make too much of it. >> quick question on this, larry. the arab spring promised so much. >> right. >> how are you feeling about it now? >> that's tragedy. i was in favor of the arab spring. this whole morsi story, this guy appears not to be a democrat, small "d." he appears to have dictatorial instincts. egypt was a secular muslim country. say what you will about mubarak. this guy seems to be moving back towards jihadist, religious, far out notions of the muslim brotherhood. i think it's no good. they're coming to tear the palace down, he's running out the back door. what does that tell you? >> not good. >> it tells me it doesn't have much potential. >> it's dysfunctional. they have to sort it out. >>> that leads me to a commercial break. we'll talk about our own dysfunctional people in washington, d.c., in this fiscal cliff. [ man ] in hong kong, on my way to the board meeting... anne's tablet called my phone. anne's tablet was chatting with a tablet in sydney... a des
i think this was a bad sign for morsi. but i wouldn't make too much of it. >> quick question on this, larry. the arab spring promised so much. >> right. >> how are you feeling about it now? >> that's tragedy. i was in favor of the arab spring. this whole morsi story, this guy appears not to be a democrat, small "d." he appears to have dictatorial instincts. egypt was a secular muslim country. say what you will about mubarak. this guy seems to be moving back...
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the latest spiral of violence after morsi's sweeping power grab. supporters of the muslim brotherhood who back president morsi clashing with opponents saying he made himself a dictator. reza sayah in cairo, the president not spoken. when he does, what might he say? >> reporter: well, nobody really knows what he's going to say other than members of his inner circle, but certainly, there's a lot of pressure on president morsi to calm down this conflict that's been escalating over a few days, especially the last night. we've eagerly waiting for him to speak, but he hasn't spoken yet. we're not quite sure what the delay is. initially, word was that at 6:00 p.m. local time, three and a half hours ago, he was going to deliver his speech and then reports came that this was going to be a taped speech. taped the address. dlifed it to state media and aired very soon. that was about an hour and a half ago. we're still waiting. meantime, opposition, critics of the president 0 steadily gathering out here in front of the presidential palace. about 4,000 of them,
the latest spiral of violence after morsi's sweeping power grab. supporters of the muslim brotherhood who back president morsi clashing with opponents saying he made himself a dictator. reza sayah in cairo, the president not spoken. when he does, what might he say? >> reporter: well, nobody really knows what he's going to say other than members of his inner circle, but certainly, there's a lot of pressure on president morsi to calm down this conflict that's been escalating over a few...
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in a televised speech, morsi stood by the upcoming constitutional referendum. protesters in tahrir square chanted levenberg as he spoke. >> software creator john mcafe, was rushed to a gat mauatemalan hospital today with heart problems according to his attorney. it was hours after being rejected for asylum there. the lawyer says he'll fight the extradition to belize where they want to question him about his neighbor's murder. >>> apple will start making a computer in the u.s. next year. ceo tim cook tells business week that the move is part of an effort to boost the u.s. unemployment. apple has faced criticisms for working conditions in china. >> and mom to be, katherine, duchess of cambridge, has left the hospital where she was treated for acute morning sickness. her husband prince william escorted her to a waiting car. the palace has yet to announce a due date for the new royal who will be next in line to the throne after dad. >>> and president obama and his family celebrated the annual christmas tree lighting. the first lady told him to make his remarks brie
in a televised speech, morsi stood by the upcoming constitutional referendum. protesters in tahrir square chanted levenberg as he spoke. >> software creator john mcafe, was rushed to a gat mauatemalan hospital today with heart problems according to his attorney. it was hours after being rejected for asylum there. the lawyer says he'll fight the extradition to belize where they want to question him about his neighbor's murder. >>> apple will start making a computer in the u.s....
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president morsi said a few hours ago he is going to address the egyptian people. he has not yet, but when that happens, we're going to bring that to you live. >>> nerve agents locked and loaded ready to be used against a syrian people. now, that scenario now a reality. that is according to nbc news. now, it says that syria's military has loaded the component chemicals for the deadly nerve gas into aerial bombs that could be dropped from their fighter jets. i want to bring in paula gorani about this because you have a different take on this. i know there's a lot of breath held. you say that they're not necessarily on that path. >> i believe that there's analysis that is very critical that the assad regime is not getting ready to use chemical weapons in syria, and here's why. because the question we're asking is how real is the threat? not just for syrians, but for the region, because once you start using chemical weapons, loaded in warheads, you are looking at death tolls in the thousands, possibly in the tens of thousands also threatening neighboring countries. sy
president morsi said a few hours ago he is going to address the egyptian people. he has not yet, but when that happens, we're going to bring that to you live. >>> nerve agents locked and loaded ready to be used against a syrian people. now, that scenario now a reality. that is according to nbc news. now, it says that syria's military has loaded the component chemicals for the deadly nerve gas into aerial bombs that could be dropped from their fighter jets. i want to bring in paula...
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and the muslim brotherhood and now supporters of morsi say it's our turn. tens of thousands have showed up outside of cairo university where we are and saying we support president morsi and like the anti-government protest we can put on a large demonstration, too. a large turnout. a few thousand women. the gathering overwhelmingly men, and it's energized, chanting slogans. again, some of the opposition leaders and in support of the president. really this turnout puts into focus the conflict here between the opposition factions, the liberals, the moderates, the secularists and the president's supporters, the islamists, the supporters of the muslim brotherhood. the people here at the brotherhood demonstration support the president's move. they like the draft of the new constitution. they like that in about 15 days everyone is going to go out and have an opportunity to vote on the constitution, and they say this is how democracy should work. however, in tahrir square, you have the opposition faction. their position is they have been sidelined, squeezed out in
and the muslim brotherhood and now supporters of morsi say it's our turn. tens of thousands have showed up outside of cairo university where we are and saying we support president morsi and like the anti-government protest we can put on a large demonstration, too. a large turnout. a few thousand women. the gathering overwhelmingly men, and it's energized, chanting slogans. again, some of the opposition leaders and in support of the president. really this turnout puts into focus the conflict...
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this is a power grab my morsi. is that accurate? >> every decision he makes is now free of any possibility of judicial review. really the game is kind of moved beyond that now. what is motivating people to protest is not the declaration but it's the new institution that his allies have rushed through. >> steve, what is the army's role in all of this. that's the piece people don't understand. you have morsi and the isz lam brother head. you have the liberals who are opposing it. where does the army stand? >> the military has removed itself from the political system. the new military leadership that came into power in mid-august as a result of morsi's declarations have a deal with him. they were relieved of the burden of having to govern egypt. removing themselves from the political system is more in keeping with the history of the egypt armed forces since the 1967 defeat when they determined being a political army was not good for their organization and their ability to fight a war on the battlefield. >> is the struggle the islamist
this is a power grab my morsi. is that accurate? >> every decision he makes is now free of any possibility of judicial review. really the game is kind of moved beyond that now. what is motivating people to protest is not the declaration but it's the new institution that his allies have rushed through. >> steve, what is the army's role in all of this. that's the piece people don't understand. you have morsi and the isz lam brother head. you have the liberals who are opposing it....
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right now the circumstances also are favoring morsi. and the other reason is because he holds the sort of future of egypt in his hands right now and of the revolution with what he does in the coming couple of months. >> uh-huh. and another new development to tell you about today. egyptian lawmakers dominated by islamists are now rushing to draft a new constitution. this move is seen by some of morsi's critics as an effort by the muslim brotherhood to hijack the constitution and egypt's butting push for democracy. >>> there's a slaughter happening along the coast of the united states in the gulf of mexico to be specific. someone is brutally killing dolphins, those gentle mammals that don't fear man. the area is a major dolphin birthing area putting newborns at risk. cnn's ed lavandera takes us to the mississippi gulf coast. and a warning for you, you may find some of the pictures very disturbing. >> reporter: to reach the crime scenes, you need to catch a ride and take a guide. this island we see off to our left this is deer island where
right now the circumstances also are favoring morsi. and the other reason is because he holds the sort of future of egypt in his hands right now and of the revolution with what he does in the coming couple of months. >> uh-huh. and another new development to tell you about today. egyptian lawmakers dominated by islamists are now rushing to draft a new constitution. this move is seen by some of morsi's critics as an effort by the muslim brotherhood to hijack the constitution and egypt's...
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for morsi, he is a faithful, islamic idealogue. he wants to move them toward this direction he cares about. that's what this move is. remember, we have several steps down the line. morsi has to look at the constitution, he will send it back to the constituent assembly, perhaps with amendments to be made, perhaps not, then it goes to the egyptian people and the egyptian people have to vote on it. and that's the question now. what will the liberals do? will they boycott the referedum process or get out into the streets and compete with the muslim brotherhood on the merits of the case? >> the liberals didn't do much and they got wiped out. 77% of the people voted for that referendum that they opposed. we hope they would get out there and really mobilize against this. >> pleasure as always. up next, china. we know who the new leaders are but what are their policies? i have two very smart experts to explain. [ male announcer ] citi turns 200 this year. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it a
for morsi, he is a faithful, islamic idealogue. he wants to move them toward this direction he cares about. that's what this move is. remember, we have several steps down the line. morsi has to look at the constitution, he will send it back to the constituent assembly, perhaps with amendments to be made, perhaps not, then it goes to the egyptian people and the egyptian people have to vote on it. and that's the question now. what will the liberals do? will they boycott the referedum process or...
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this is a pro-mohamed morsi rally. some pro-morsi rallies taking place. this is all about the so-called power grab by mohamed morsi trying to tell the judges there that they can't overturn any of the decrees he has put in place. now, we have a draft constitution put in place approved by an assembly there. a hurry up draft constitution and citizens will vote on that in a couple of weeks judging from the crowd here, they're certainly pro morsi, but a lot of anger and frustration and this draft constitution does not represent a lot of the people there in egypt. we will continue to follow the story throughout the morning and continue to bring us live pictures and our reporters on the scene there, as well. >> this is also new to cnn. in the past few hours we learned that north korea's young leader kim jung-un plans to launch a rocket within days. this could raise tensions between the world's most secretive nation and the south korean neighbo and the u.s. seoul calls this a brave provocation. this would be south carolina's second attempt. you remember the first
this is a pro-mohamed morsi rally. some pro-morsi rallies taking place. this is all about the so-called power grab by mohamed morsi trying to tell the judges there that they can't overturn any of the decrees he has put in place. now, we have a draft constitution put in place approved by an assembly there. a hurry up draft constitution and citizens will vote on that in a couple of weeks judging from the crowd here, they're certainly pro morsi, but a lot of anger and frustration and this draft...
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now it is others say it is our turn. >> we support morsy and his decisions. >> we all support morsy, because this decision, we all need it. >> reporter: it is hard to say how many people are here. some say more than 100,000, all of them say they support him, and can put on a mass demonstration, too. >> this is the real citizens of egypt. >> reporter: then what do you call the tahrir square? the protesters there. >> this is democracy, there are people who agree and disagree. >> reporter: there are a few thousand women out here, but it is overwhelmingly men, they are chanting slogans against and for supporting morsy. the big turnout shows that not everybody in egypt is against president mohamed morsy, the muslim brotherhood. he has significant support. of course, egypt is an islamic country, there is a lot of conservative muslims here, and they support the constitution, and has been drafted. in 15 days they say everybody can vote on it. that is what democracy is about. >> the democracy is the election, and they can choose, let the pick choose, earlier, we never were in politics like th
now it is others say it is our turn. >> we support morsy and his decisions. >> we all support morsy, because this decision, we all need it. >> reporter: it is hard to say how many people are here. some say more than 100,000, all of them say they support him, and can put on a mass demonstration, too. >> this is the real citizens of egypt. >> reporter: then what do you call the tahrir square? the protesters there. >> this is democracy, there are people who...
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on saturday there were big demonstrations in favor of morsi. more than 100,000 people showed up in cairo. other big demonstrations elsewhere in egypt ap thnd own sunday the top court canceled a hearing where they were set to vote on the constitutionality of president morsi's decrees and the special panel that drafted the constitution. the judges said when they tried to enter the courthouse, pro-morsi demonstrators had blocked the entrances chanting sow begans against them. the judges said they feared for their safety and they suspended the hearings. no word on if or when they will be rescheduled. if they would have ruled against morsi, it would have been a direct challenge against the president, something these opposition factions wanted to see. >> i feel like forced to accept something that i refuse since the first day. >> reporter: and now the path seems to be a little clearer for the president and his supporters to get their way. for a national vote to take place on december 15th or egypt's new constitution. what's in the constitution that w
on saturday there were big demonstrations in favor of morsi. more than 100,000 people showed up in cairo. other big demonstrations elsewhere in egypt ap thnd own sunday the top court canceled a hearing where they were set to vote on the constitutionality of president morsi's decrees and the special panel that drafted the constitution. the judges said when they tried to enter the courthouse, pro-morsi demonstrators had blocked the entrances chanting sow begans against them. the judges said they...
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women here, other anti-morsi protesters calling on president morsi to cancel the draft of this constitution. they say they're not going to leave until he does so. in the meantime, president morsi giving no indication that he's going to back away from thinks position. cnn, cairo. >>> an update on an alleged murder/suicide involving a player on the kansas city chiefs football team. kansas city affiliates kctv says the player allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend then drove to a practice facility at the team's arrowhead stadium and then shot and killed himself. a police spokesman said the second shooting occurred at 7:50 a.m. local time at the team's facility. it was linked to an earlier shooting off site. we're going to kansas city spokesperson who has further developments as to this alleged murder/suicide. >> a little before 8:00 this morning we got a call in regard to a shooting at a residence. and she was taken to a local hospital where she died a short time later. then we got a call at arrowhead stadium in regard to a person in the parking lot armed with a handgun. when the officers ar
women here, other anti-morsi protesters calling on president morsi to cancel the draft of this constitution. they say they're not going to leave until he does so. in the meantime, president morsi giving no indication that he's going to back away from thinks position. cnn, cairo. >>> an update on an alleged murder/suicide involving a player on the kansas city chiefs football team. kansas city affiliates kctv says the player allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend then drove to a...
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. ♪ >>> well in egypt, supports of president mohammed morsi demonstrated outside the high court. they say they're moving all distractions. not all egyptians are pleased with the new constitution. many protesting against the president. so why is there so much animosity over the president and what is going on there? well, cnn international anchor joins us now. something seriously wrong has happened in egypt with so much going on. why are people so an bring right now. >> a lot of people say how this constitution was passed, saying the president is a far row saying mubarak didn't have power to make decisions beyond any judicial review. to do this, they passed this against the wishes of the secular opposition, a lot of these people who were on the panel writing this constitution, boycotted, they opposed it because they said it didn't reflect their views. so this was passed in this hasty way assuming these extraordinary powers, and what morsi was saying, he actually assumed these powers to make sure that his constitution is passed, that the judges in the high constitutional court refus
. ♪ >>> well in egypt, supports of president mohammed morsi demonstrated outside the high court. they say they're moving all distractions. not all egyptians are pleased with the new constitution. many protesting against the president. so why is there so much animosity over the president and what is going on there? well, cnn international anchor joins us now. something seriously wrong has happened in egypt with so much going on. why are people so an bring right now. >> a lot of...
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, opponents of president morsi, gathered in front of the palace. initially during the day, there were pockets of clashes. what you had around 7:00, 8:00 p.m. was this remarkable staredown. the main road that goes through the palace is divided by old railroad tracks. on one side of the track, you had supporters of president morsi. on the other side of the tracks, you had opponents, exchanging insults and chants. you knew the tension was escalating and you knew that all someone had to do was throw a piece of debris, a rock or something and that's exactly what happened. somebody threw a piece of rock, it seemed like where we were, and then things really escalated. lots of commotion, chaos, debris, rocks, molotov cocktails flying around. police were there. but they were simply outnumbered. they couldn't do much. what you had were clashes on the side streets going back and forth, according to state media, more than 200 people were injured. the health ministers telling us two people were killed. but state media within the past few minutes saying that tha
, opponents of president morsi, gathered in front of the palace. initially during the day, there were pockets of clashes. what you had around 7:00, 8:00 p.m. was this remarkable staredown. the main road that goes through the palace is divided by old railroad tracks. on one side of the track, you had supporters of president morsi. on the other side of the tracks, you had opponents, exchanging insults and chants. you knew the tension was escalating and you knew that all someone had to do was...
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morsi has said that he just wants to ensure stability until a new constitution is in place. >>> syria may have no working internet right now, but the fighting is raging on. the country's civil war is focusing right now on damascus international airport on the outskirts of the capital. they have surrounded it on one side and trying to keep the war jets grounded and stop its flow of weapons. syrian state-run tv insists the airport is functioning normally, though. >>> ford is issuing a voluntary recall of its 2013 escape and fusion models today. there are reports of engines overheating and then vehicle fires when the engine is running. there have been no injuries reported, but if you own one of these models, ford wants you to contact the dealer immediately. repair procedures, they don't know about those yet. >>> today 17-year-old jordan davis will be laid to rest in an atlanta suburb. the high school senior was shot to death at a florida gas station following a disagreement about loud music. 45-year-old michael dunn is charged with davis' murder in a case that remind some of the trayvon
morsi has said that he just wants to ensure stability until a new constitution is in place. >>> syria may have no working internet right now, but the fighting is raging on. the country's civil war is focusing right now on damascus international airport on the outskirts of the capital. they have surrounded it on one side and trying to keep the war jets grounded and stop its flow of weapons. syrian state-run tv insists the airport is functioning normally, though. >>> ford is...
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that really shows you that this is not a nationwide uprising against president morsi. he has significant support. remember the muslim brotherhood. hi movement has widespread support throughout egypt. of course there's many devout muslims here, in what you really have in a nutshell here is a fight for egypt's identity. the people here in tahrir square, they have one vision. then you have the muslim brotherhood, the islamists, the president's supporters. they have their own vision and the big question moving forward is whose vision is going to win out, randy. just some remarkable events happening in cairo. >> and we talked about the sweeping powers that the president has taken on in the so called power grab. what happens to that power -- what happens to that once the new constitution takes effect? >> here's his position. he's basically saying if egyptians don't like this constitution, in about 15 days they can go out in a nationwide referendum and vote no. and he says if they approve it, all those controversial decrees that gave him additional powers, they're going to be
that really shows you that this is not a nationwide uprising against president morsi. he has significant support. remember the muslim brotherhood. hi movement has widespread support throughout egypt. of course there's many devout muslims here, in what you really have in a nutshell here is a fight for egypt's identity. the people here in tahrir square, they have one vision. then you have the muslim brotherhood, the islamists, the president's supporters. they have their own vision and the big...
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supporters of embattled president mohammed morsi surrounded the court building today to keep the judges from entering. the court was due to rule on the parliament. >>> nobody loved basketball and teaching kids more than rick. that's how one friend and colleague is remembering rick majerus. he has died at the age of 64. he stepped down from st. louis university last month for health reasons, and he had only one losing season in 25 years. >>> this morning former president george h.w. bush remains in stable condition in a houston hospital. he is being treated for bronchitis and in a hospital now for more than a week. at 88 the world war ii veteran is the oldest living former president. >>> it is the latest chapter in the texas battle against polygamist sect leader warren jeffs. this past week the state attorney general's office announced it will try to seize jeffs' ranch where prosecutors say he and other leaders sexually abused children. joining us for today's faces of faith is a former member of jeffs' fundamentalist church and the woman who discovered that ranch's location. when jeffs i
supporters of embattled president mohammed morsi surrounded the court building today to keep the judges from entering. the court was due to rule on the parliament. >>> nobody loved basketball and teaching kids more than rick. that's how one friend and colleague is remembering rick majerus. he has died at the age of 64. he stepped down from st. louis university last month for health reasons, and he had only one losing season in 25 years. >>> this morning former president george...
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there was a lot of morsi supporters surrounding the courthouse. in the statement they released, the initial statement, they didn't say why they cancelled it. they say they're going to release a subsequent statement with a reason why, but certainly some people are speculating that they were either afraid of going into the courthouse or simply couldn't because the entrances were blocked. >> and are we seeing any repeat today so far as far as you can tell of the anti-morsi protests? >> reporter: they're still out here. tents are still up, but the numbers seem to be dwindling. they've been out here for nearly a week and a half right now. it's going to be interesting to see what kind of staying power they have, if these recent developments are going to discourage them. clearly, the momentum seems to be shifting in favor of the president now. >> reza, thank you very much for the update there. >>> women at war. many are barred from parts of the military, but some are now suing for their right to fight. one servicewoman will tell me about her own struggle
there was a lot of morsi supporters surrounding the courthouse. in the statement they released, the initial statement, they didn't say why they cancelled it. they say they're going to release a subsequent statement with a reason why, but certainly some people are speculating that they were either afraid of going into the courthouse or simply couldn't because the entrances were blocked. >> and are we seeing any repeat today so far as far as you can tell of the anti-morsi protests? >>...
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president morsi declared his decisions are now immune from judicial oversight. >>> it is a frightening and deadly scene in japan. just look at this. at least two cars are still trapped inside a highway tunnel after a massive section of the concrete structure collapsed. police say they have already found several burned bodies inside the rubble about 50 miles west of tokyo. it is not clear what caused the tunnel to cave in or how many cars were inside at the time. >>> a thousand cars and trucks are stuck on a highway in russia after a major snowstorm caused a backup two days ago. a 30-mile stretch of roadway between moscow and st. petersburg is completely jammed with one lane open in each side. it is so bad that field kitchens have been set up. drivers are also running out of gas to keep their engines running in the subzero temperatures. >>> the double tragedy that stunned an nfl franchise and everyone in its host city. the kansas city chiefs won just their second game of the entire season today after the shock of a teammate's apparent murder-suicide yesterday. and cnn is near arrowhead
president morsi declared his decisions are now immune from judicial oversight. >>> it is a frightening and deadly scene in japan. just look at this. at least two cars are still trapped inside a highway tunnel after a massive section of the concrete structure collapsed. police say they have already found several burned bodies inside the rubble about 50 miles west of tokyo. it is not clear what caused the tunnel to cave in or how many cars were inside at the time. >>> a thousand...
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chanting slogans in support of president morsi. this big turnout shows that not everyone in egypt is against president mohamed morsi and the muslim brotherhood. he has significant support. egypt is an islamic country. there's a lot of conservative muslims here who support the president and they like the draft of the constitution has been approved, and in about 15 days, everyone can vote on it. they say that's what democracy is all about. >> democracy is an election and to be able to choose, be able to elect the people. to be able to choose. >> earlier, we have never been in politics like this. we will never, ever be able to tell our opinion freely and honestly like this. >> and reza joins me live from cairo. it's so fascinating, reza, to listen to all of the voices saying this is what democracy is all about. you know, the president sort of grabs full power, and then the people get to vote on that. it's kind on an interesting dynamic there, no? >> reporter: it's remarkable. i think if you look anywhere in the world, you're not going
chanting slogans in support of president morsi. this big turnout shows that not everyone in egypt is against president mohamed morsi and the muslim brotherhood. he has significant support. egypt is an islamic country. there's a lot of conservative muslims here who support the president and they like the draft of the constitution has been approved, and in about 15 days, everyone can vote on it. they say that's what democracy is all about. >> democracy is an election and to be able to...
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. >>> now to cairo, where president morsi's move to fast track the new constitution is being met with resistance. some say it's a way to defuse anger over morsi's decree to expand his presidential powers and weaken the judiciary but critics say he's hijacking the constitution. october 4th because of security concerns. they say they weren't going to put agents in harm's way, they were worried. cnn as you know went to the compound before, found the ambassador's journal. by the time the fbi got there, would all the evidence have been compromised or -- >> sure. i mean, in an arson when a building burns down, it's a crime that consumes its own evidence. what the fbi needs to break a case like this is an informant. many informants. but in the old days they would put a wanted poster up in a post office. you can put it on the internet now. what will break a case like this is money. they can't put a suitcase full of cash on the table. cia could do that. >> and we would assume the cia is doing that, right? obviously as we all now are aware, three quarters of the americans that were in libya at
. >>> now to cairo, where president morsi's move to fast track the new constitution is being met with resistance. some say it's a way to defuse anger over morsi's decree to expand his presidential powers and weaken the judiciary but critics say he's hijacking the constitution. october 4th because of security concerns. they say they weren't going to put agents in harm's way, they were worried. cnn as you know went to the compound before, found the ambassador's journal. by the time the...
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police firing tear gas at anti-morsi demonstrators who broke through a barbed wire barricade. at least 19 people are injured. this comes after an earlier attack today on the offices of president morsi's political party. >>> a "360" follow. american software mogul john mcafee on the run from police in belize is in guatemala and will seek asylum. he's wanted for questioning in the shooting death of his neighbor in belize. mcafee's attorney confirmed the asylum request and denies he had anything to do with the murder. >>> prince william visiting his wife katherine today as she spends a second day in the hospital. news that the royal couple are expecting a child came as she was admitted yesterday for acute morning sickness. buckingham palace says the duchess could remain in the hospital for days. >>> anderson we missed you on "360" yesterday. today on "anderson live" we learned why. >> i wake up in the middle of the night and it feels like my eyes are on fire. my eyeballs. i think oh, well maybe i have sand in my eyes or something. i doused my eyes with water. anyway, it turns out
police firing tear gas at anti-morsi demonstrators who broke through a barbed wire barricade. at least 19 people are injured. this comes after an earlier attack today on the offices of president morsi's political party. >>> a "360" follow. american software mogul john mcafee on the run from police in belize is in guatemala and will seek asylum. he's wanted for questioning in the shooting death of his neighbor in belize. mcafee's attorney confirmed the asylum request and...
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what did you think about president morsi? >> reporter: well, wolf, as you know president morsi was a accidental president. a lot of people thought he would have been better as a chief of staff rather than the president himself. he's an engineer by training. a degree from usc. he seems very much like an engineer. he's very specific about what he talks about. he isn't filled with enthusiasm although he seemed to enjoy talking quite a lot to us. he talked in english almost the whole time. >> yeah, well, he went to college at the university of southern california. so his english -- >> yes. >> his english i take it must be pretty good. >> it is pretty good. he had a few lapses here and there. he had a long reference to the movie "planet of the apes" which he saw as a parable for peace on earth. he's very down to earth, wolf. >> what was that parable from planet of the apes? i know he liked that movie. i read the interview. tell our viewers what he saw the connection with the film and what's going on. >> i guess he saw the persecut
what did you think about president morsi? >> reporter: well, wolf, as you know president morsi was a accidental president. a lot of people thought he would have been better as a chief of staff rather than the president himself. he's an engineer by training. a degree from usc. he seems very much like an engineer. he's very specific about what he talks about. he isn't filled with enthusiasm although he seemed to enjoy talking quite a lot to us. he talked in english almost the whole time....
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and if that is approved, president morsi is going to lose a lot of those extended powers. all of this as images like this play out, and these are not good for egyptians and they are not good for americans. the u.s. embassy in cairo has been closed. protesters are blocking the entrance, and the clashes are happening very, very close by. there is no indication at this time, however, that our embassy there is threatened. stay tuned. we'll keep you posted to the developments in that country. >>> and also in the middle east, we are seeing a rare moment of cooperation today between the palestinian authority and hamas. it's coming thousands of miles away from where they usually live. they're in new york, and both sides want their united nations status elevated. what does that mean? does it really do anything for them? basically, it's part of the palestinian effort, going on for decades now, to be an official country. equal in status with israel, and the united states. and anybody else belonging to the u.n. just for some context here, though, the plo has been a permanent observer.
and if that is approved, president morsi is going to lose a lot of those extended powers. all of this as images like this play out, and these are not good for egyptians and they are not good for americans. the u.s. embassy in cairo has been closed. protesters are blocking the entrance, and the clashes are happening very, very close by. there is no indication at this time, however, that our embassy there is threatened. stay tuned. we'll keep you posted to the developments in that country....
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before i let you go, a lot of talk about mohamed morsi pushing toward a constitution. what's the latest there? >> reporter: yeah. so important developments today. as we speak egypt's constitutional assembly voting on the all-important draft of the new constitution. again, this will be the cornerstone of egypt's democratic transition. it's been one of the reasons why president morsi, muslim brotherhood, have been locking horns with opposition factions. this panel is dominated by islamists, the opposition factions say they're trying to squeeze them out. if this vote takes place in about 15 days there's going to be a nationwide referendum. people will be voting for this constitution. and if they approve it, all those controversial decrees that gave president morsi those sweeping powers will be immediately anulled, president morsi and the muslim brotherhood hoping it will calm down the factions. we'll see if that happens in the coming days. >> a lot going on. reza sayah in cairo. thanks very much. >>> ins with washington, the w house is trying to kick start the talks. 33 d
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>> and, you say that president morsi isn't a very good politician. the whole world is watching egypt and watching the beginnings of this new democracy working. when you look at president morsi, do you see him trying to work, albeit a flawed democracy, or is he working towards something else, like a dictatorship? >> you know, kate, we really don't know. this is the big monumental question about the muslim brotherhood. do they see democracy as a means to capture power or do they believe in it? do they believe in democracy? that is the question that needs to be answered, that's begging for an answer. not only in egypt, but in tunisia, in other places where the islamists come to power. it is, are they devoted to democracy or are they devoted to the rule of sharia. and what you have now, is they believe they want -- i've read this, they want bread, freedom, and sharia law. well, that's not exactly what the secular, the liberals had hoped for. >> when you look at the political situation in egypt, kind of beyond president morsi, do you think the situation w
>> and, you say that president morsi isn't a very good politician. the whole world is watching egypt and watching the beginnings of this new democracy working. when you look at president morsi, do you see him trying to work, albeit a flawed democracy, or is he working towards something else, like a dictatorship? >> you know, kate, we really don't know. this is the big monumental question about the muslim brotherhood. do they see democracy as a means to capture power or do they...